Smart Business Magazine, July 2018

6 Smart Business Cleveland July 2018 Looking for answers Progress in addressing the opioid crisis will require great minds great leadershipsurgery or it could be to deal with pain There might be a lot of reasons why someone would prescribe an opioid They are seeing one part of that patient experience Then you have the pharmacist and all the other people in health care throughout the value chain The drug companies also have a perspective It leads to a cascading effect Nerpouni says There is the impact on the individuals health and then a workforce impact when that person drops out of the workforce he says There is the legal aspect for those who are addicted who may be struggling to acquire the drugs to feed that addiction That feeds into a community issue whether its the Department of Justice or foster care A whole cascade from individual to family to community that is creating such an issue There are large societal implications for this crisis To help combat this issue BioEnterprise Accenture and the Global Center for Health Innovation announced the formation of a national collaborative working group tapping expertise in government health care business and nonprofit organizations to develop data driven solutions dedicated to treatment and prevention of opioid addiction Based in Cleveland the working group will have national reach and employ a multifaceted approach to solving the opioid problem The group initiated its efforts in March by gathering about 75 experts from across the country to meet in Cleveland Accenture is a thought leader in this field and with their guidance the working group will integrate clinical and community data sources to drive evidence based changes to our community opioid addiction programs and services Nerpouni says We offer our thoughts and prayers to guide their success in this effort The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total economic burden of prescription opioid misuse in the U S is 785 billion a year This includes the cost of health care lost productivity addiction treatment and criminal justice involvement The numbers are stunning but they still pale in comparison to the physical emotional and psychological toll this crisis is taking on the families of those who are addicted to opioids and those who have lost their lives to the addiction Aram Nerpouni president and CEO at BioEnterprise is leading an effort to find solutions that can at least slow down this health epidemic The fundamental challenge is that everyone sees one piece of the puzzle Nerpouni says You may be a doctor prescribing opioids It could be after a Smart Business Cleveland 835 Sharon Drive Suite 200 Cleveland OH 44145 O 8009884726 F 4402507001 Smart Business Magazine Events PUBLISHER Dustin S Klein GENERAL MANAGER John Lotenero VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES Katie Janoch Janet K Valore VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Somer Karim ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER David Brodowski SENIOR EDITOR April Grasso CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jim Mericsko SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mark Scott ASSOCIATE EDITORS Adam Burroughs Jayne Gest PRODUCTION MANAGER Mary Kay Bukowski PROJECT MANAGER EVENTS Danielle Catteau SALES MANAGER EVENTS Meredith Rankin SALES EXECUTIVE EVENTS Lisa Dore EVENT COORDINATOR Molly Carpenter Smart Business Magazine Events are a division of Smart Business Network Inc PRESIDENT CEO Fred Koury MANAGING PARTNER Lee Koury MANAGING PARTNER COO Michael Marzec CONTROLLER Kathy Deutsch EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Jill Brown ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Marilyn Homolak Smart Business Magazines AKRON CANTON CINCINNATI CLEVELAND COLUMBUS PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH EDITORS NOTE MARK SCOTT MARK SCOTT Senior Associate Editor Smart Business Cleveland 440 250 7016 mscott@ sbnonline com www sbnonline com

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